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By Officiating.com
April 1st, 2008

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It's the new Officiating.com blog. This week: What about using crews for the NCAA tournament? The pros and cons.

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The Armchair Guide to Cricket — Part II
The cricket umpire
By Dave May
April 11th, 2008

Dave writes from sunny South Africa:

We hockey referees sometimes complain when we have to deal with overtime. But how would you feel if a match took five days?

This is what the cricket umpire has to deal with, up to five days of  standing out in the middle of a field exposed to the elements. Not the the easiest way to make a living.
The Armchair Guide to Cricket — Part I
For the uninitiated.
By Dave May
December 27th, 2007

Officiating.com's ever-increasing span of the globe brings us to what might be Haiti's favorite sport, cricket.

Dave May in this two-part series will enlighten us about this esoteric sport. We believe this is the first look at the game from an official's point of view in a general-purpose, sport's magazine.

Dave emailed this introduction:

Cricket: the game invented by the English and then perfected by the rest of the Empire!

A few years ago South Africa was engrossed in World Cup Cricket fever. But then the rain came down in Durban and washed out the game, leaving the hopes of the Nation a single run short of the required adjusted target. But I am getting a little ahead of myself.

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Track and Field Rule Changes, 2008
By National Federation
July 11th, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 9, 2007) - Beginning with the 2008 high school track and field season, it will no longer be considered a foul if a pole vaulter leaves the ground without breaking the plane.

This change in Rule 7-5-29b is one of five rules revisions approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Track and Field Rules Committee at its annual meeting June 11-12 in Indianapolis. The rules changes subsequently were approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

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Addition to the NFHS Staff
By National Federation
July 11th, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 10, 2007) - Mark Koski, assistant director of the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) the past four years, has been named to a new assistant director position on the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) staff, effective August 6.

Koski's duties will involve planning meetings for NFHS conferences, assisting with NFHS marketing initiatives and administering the sport of soccer.

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